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Disability Caregiving At Center Of Broadway Play
A new drama opening on Broadway stars an Academy Award nominee as the mother of a child with disabilities.
Autism Diagnosis Often Takes Longer For Girls
Because autism research has historically focused on males, the diagnostic criteria has long been based on their experience. As a result, nearly 80% of women with autism are undiagnosed at age 18.
Feds Finalize New Rules For Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services
Federal officials are reshaping the rules surrounding community-based services for people with disabilities in an effort to improve access and strengthen the direct support professional workforce.
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Disney Excludes People With Disabilities With Discriminatory Policy, Group Says
Disney is facing pushback after announcing changes limiting its Disability Access Service program to people with autism and other developmental disabilities.
PBS Looks To Make Kids’ Shows More Accessible
PBS Kids is reworking many of its most popular shows to be more accessible to children with disabilities.
Postsecondary Program Dealt A Blow Costing Students $600,000 A Year In Federal Aid
The U.S. Department of Education ruled that students with developmental disabilities attending a postsecondary program that long qualified for financial aid could no longer access such assistance.
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Social Security Tweaks Rules For SSI
The Social Security Administration is making another update to how it calculates Supplemental Security Income benefits, this time to ensure its rules are applied more equitably across the country.
Teacher Encouraged ‘Fight Club’ Discipline Against Boy With Disability, Lawsuit Says
A teacher is accused of encouraging bullying and abuse against a 7-year-old, sometimes even holding the boy down while others punched and kicked him, all while telling the boy's parents he made it up.
Millions Offered Up To Create New Disability Employment Models
More than $200 million is being made available in a broad push to establish innovative approaches to transition young people with disabilities into competitive integrated employment.
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Autism Clinics Shutter As State Struggles To Shore Up Funding
Since 2021, at least 13 companies operating about 35 clinics of different sizes have closed or left one state over reimbursement rates that haven't kept up with rising costs.
Medicaid Officials Remove Barriers For Those With Disabilities
With a new rule, federal officials say they are streamlining the Medicaid enrollment process in an effort to make it easier for people with disabilities to get coverage and keep it.
How Taylor Swift’s Music Is Teaching Social-Emotional Skills To Students In Special Ed
In an independent living class, students with disabilities are using Taylor Swift's music to learn about everything from self-regulation and stress management to cooking, geography and more.